Pascal Kabungulu

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I shall
never forgive myself for having initiated and encouraged my younger brother, Didace Namujimbo, to
take up journalism. Working for 21 years in Bukavu,
a city nestled on the picturesque shores of Lake Kivu, led me to cover every
aspect of the brutal conflict and humanitarian catastrophe in this part of
eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but a year ago nothing prepared me to
deal with the news that my brother had been killed.

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The murder and attempted murder of journalists in 2005 sent a chill through the independent press in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Journalists operated in a tense pre-electoral climate, enduring threats and harassment from government officials and other powerful figures. Rampant corruption and a weak judiciary in a country still bearing the scars of civil war gave them little recourse to justice. The situation worsened after President Joseph Kabila postponed June elections for up to a year.